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Quotation from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
“men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot”
The Prince, Chapter III, trans. W. K. Marriott (1908)
On how to treat the inhabitants of a newly acquired province: half-measures leave enemies able to retaliate.
Citation: "men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot" — Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, Chapter III, trans. W. K. Marriott (1908). (id the-prince-q1)
Portrait: Portrait of Niccolò Machiavelli, Santi di Tito, Public domain.
